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Historical Event on 2/26/1984

Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
12/17/1877Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
10/21/1954Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.